LevelOne WPC-0100 User manual

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LevelOne WPC-0100
11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter
User’s Guide
Version:1.00
Please install the Utility/Driver first
before inserting the PCMCIA Card.

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FCC Class B Radio Frequency
Interference Statement
Note:
ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,
pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
againstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation. Thisequipmentgenerates,uses, and
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does
causeharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevision reception, which can be determined by turning
theequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormore
of the following measures:
1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
2. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
3. Connecttheequipmentinto an outlet on a circuitdifferentfromthatto which the receiver is
connected.
4. Consult the dealer or an experiencedradio/television technician for help.
Notice 1:
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance
could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
Notice 2:
Shielded interface cables, if any, must be used in order to comply with the emission limits.
Notice 3:
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. The operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference.
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.

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Table of Contents
1Introduction........................................................................................................................................1
2Installation ........................................................................................................................................2
2.1 Overview...........................................................................................................................................2
2.2 Install the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility/Driver................................................................................2
2.3 Install the Adapter..........................................................................................................................12
2.4 Utility Startup Configuration..........................................................................................................13
2.4.1 Setting.......................................................................................................................................13
2.4.2 Wireless LAN Neighborhood...................................................................................................15
2.5 Uninstall the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility / Driver.......................................................................17
3Application........................................................................................................................................21
3.1 File Sharing in Microsoft Windows 98...........................................................................................21
3.2 Printer Sharing in Windows 98........................................................................................................23
3.3 Using the shared folder....................................................................................................................24
3.4 Using the shared network printer....................................................................................................24
4Troubleshooting...............................................................................................................................25
4.1 Check the Various Properties of the Card.......................................................................................25
4.2 Microsoft Networking Checklist....................................................................................................25
4.3 Others..............................................................................................................................................27

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1Introduction
Thank you for purchasing our LevelOne WPC-0100 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter.
It will be interoperable among IEEE 802.11b standard compliant products from other
manufacturers and allows you tobuild a wireless LAN. Besides,you can use your PC to
connect with an access point wirelessly to share the wired network resource:
a. Share your Internet access by using just one connection
b. Share printers and other peripheral devices
c. Share data and image files between networked PCs
d. Play multi-player games
IEEE802.11b WLANcan wirelessly transmit and receive data, minimizing the need for
wired connections, at a speed of up to eleven megabit per second. With IEEE802.11b
WLAN you can locate your PC wherever you want without wires and cables.
IEEE802.11b WLAN provide LAN users with great mobility, which are not available
under wired network, for real-time information access at anywhere within a reasonable
distance.
The IEEE802.11b WLAN configuration is easy to change from peer-to-peer networks,
suitable for a small number of users, to full infrastructure networks of thousands of users
that allow roaming around a broad area.
Please read this manual to get familiar with the IEEE802.11b WLAN. This manual
contains detailed instructions in operation of this product. Please keep this manual for
future reference.
Kit Contents
The LevelOne WPC-0100 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter kit includes the following
items:
a. A LevelOne WPC-0100 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter
b. A CD including:IEEE802.11b WPC Utility & Driver software, Acrobat Reader3.0 and
user manual PDF file.
c. The User’s Guide (this document)

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2Installation
2.1 Overview
In this chapter we will cover how to install the LevelOne WPC-0100 11Mbps Wireless
PCMCIA Adapter.
To establish your wireless network connection, the following steps should be executed.
1. Install the software using the installation CD
2. Install the LevelOne WPC-0100 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter..
3. Install the required network protocols to communicatewith your network. Most likely,
you will need the TCP/IP protocol.
The product is designed to operate in Windows 98SE, Windows Me, Windows NT4.0
with Service Pack 3 or later and Windows 2000. And the installation procedure is about
the same. Please follow up the installation wizard that provided by your system to
install the software. The example here is based on Window 98SE.
2.2 Install the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility/Driver
Please install the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility/Driver first
before inserting the LevelOne WPC-0100 11Mbps
Wireless PCMCIA Adapter.
1. Insert the IEEE802.11b WLAN installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. The setup
program will then automatically start.
2. The setup program will start and the setup screen will appear on your monitor.
Select “ Next “ to go to the next screen.

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3. Please carefully read the “ Software License Agreement. “ If you accept the
contract, click “Yes “ to move to the next screen. If not, click “ No “ to exit.
4. Please select the applications you would like to install, and click “ Next “. If you
select “Browse User Manual “ system will prompt a message to suggest you
installing Acrobat Reader.

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5. Please choose your wireless device adapter, and click “ Next “.
6. The default destination folder is displayed in the setup dialog box. To change the
default folder you can click “ Browse “ to set the destination folder. Click “ Next
“ to go to the next screen.

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7. Select the Program Folder for IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility and click “Next “.
8. You will be asked if you want to add an IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility shortcut to your
desktop. Click “ Yes “.
9. The user manual is published in Portable Document Format (PDF); we suggest you
install Acrobat Reader to read it. If Acrobat Reader doesn’t exist in your system, a
“Question “dialog box will prompt as follows. Select “Yes “to install Acrobat for
browsing user manual.

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10. If you are sure to install Acrobat, click “Yes “ and then system will guide you to
enter the Acrobat Reader 3.0 setup program. Follow the setup procedure to
complete the Acrobat Reader 3.0 installation.
11. The following page will remind you to install Microsoft network protocols for
IEEE802.11b WLAN to work properly. If the network protocol has existed in your
system, click “ No “ to the next page, otherwise click “Yes “ to go to the network
setting and add the necessary protocols. Please refer to the session 4.2 Microsoft
Networking Checklist for the detailed Microsoft network setting. If you add the
necessary protocols and finish the network setting, system will prompt a reboot
request and then click “ No “ to go to the next page.

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12. The Driver and Help files will be copied to the system. Wait for the setup program
to finish the IEEE802.11b WLAN installation.Then select “ Yes “ and click
“ Finish “ to complete the installation. It’s recommended to close other
applications before rebooting your system.
13. To installthe PCMCIA Adapter, please refer to the chapter 2.3. “ Install the
PCMCIA Adapter. “

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Additional Note for Windows NT4.0
The installation procedure under Windows NT4.0 will be a little different from Windows
98 shown below. It will be change after step10 refer to the installation of Windows 98.
1. Click “ OK “ and system will auto-select I/O address and IRQ and remind you to
choose the unused I/O address and IRQ from Windows NT Diagnosis to prevent
system resource conflict.
2. If the Ndis 3.0 packet driver has already existed in your system, the setup message
will be prompted as follows, just click “ OK “.
3. A prompt of networking setting will appear as follows. It’s the same as Windows 98
operating system.

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4. The Network properties page will appear automatically in the screen if you click
“ Yes “in the last step. You should choose“LevelOne 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA
Adapter “in the Network Adapter of upper menu and add necessary protocols, then
click OK.
5. The Microsoft TCP/IP setting page will be prompted. You can use DHCP or manual
set the IP address. The related Microsoft Networking setting is like Windows 98.
6. Click “ Yes “ and insert LevelOne 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter before
system reboot.

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Additional Note for Windows 2000 to install Packet Protocol
You should add Packet Protocol under Windows 2000If the Packet Protocol doesn’t
exist in your system. The installation procedure will be a little differentfrom Windows 98.
A message will be prompted to guide you to auto-install Packet Protocol. Follow the
on–screen instructions as listed below to complete the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility and
driver installation.
1. Please insert LevelOne 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter (refer to section 2.3) .If
the adapter installation completed, click on “ Yes “.
2. If your wireless adapter installed successfully, you will enter “ Packet Protocol
Auto Installation “ frame, click on “ OK “and system will auto-install Packet
Protocol.

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3. If Packet Protocol installed successfully, you have to reboot your system and the
IEEE802.11b Utility/driver installation under Windows 2000 is complete.
4. If the Packet Protocol installation has failed, a message will be prompted as follows.
Click “ OK “ to continue next step.
5. System will give you an on-screen instruction as follows to install the Packet
Protocol. Remember and follow the procedure to complete the Packet Protocol
installation and then click “ OK “.

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2.3 Install the Adapter
The IEEE802.11b WLAN driver and utilities are
included on the accompanying installation CD.
Please follow the installation procedures in Section
2.2. (Your will not work properly if the driver and
utilities are not installed correctly.)
Make sure that there is an empty PCMCIA slot for
LevelOne 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter. Install
the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility/Driver first before
inserting the Adapter.
1. Insert the Adapter and then the system will automatically start.
If you’re asked to insert a “ Windows 98 CD-ROM
“ during the installation, insert your “ Windows 98
CD-ROM “ and click “ Yes “. Once the setup task is
completed, the “ Microsoft Internet Explorer “ should
start up. Please close it.
2. When theAdapter setup task is completed, you can start up the IEEE 802.11b
WLAN Utility.To start up the utility, please refer to the chapter 2.4 “ Utility Start up
Configuration “.

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2.4 Utility Startup Configuration
LevelOne 11Mbps WirelessPCMCIA Adapter has its own management software. Users
can control all functions provided by the application named IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility.
The Utility icon willappear in the working bar by clicking the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility
shortcut on your desktop. The definition of the color of the Utility icon is as follows:
Connected (Green) low quality (Yellow) disconnected (Red)
Double click the icon and the IEEE802.11b Utility will be opened.
2.4.1 Setting
This page is aimed at the basic setting of IEEE802.11b WLAN. You can set the
configuration by changing the following items and click “ Apply “.
•Computer Name: The login name of your computer.
•Mode: If you want to connect with an access point, choose “ Infrastructure “. If you
have more stations and just want to setthem as peer-to-peer local network,choose
“ Ad Hoc “.
•SSID :It is the group name that will be shared by every member of your wireless
network .You will only be able to connect with an Access Point (AP), which has the
same SSID. Note that the SSID will be the continuous string excluding blank and
case sensitivity.
•Channel: It shows radio channel numbers used for networking. The Channel
can be changed only under the Ad Hoc Mode. If the Mode is Infra-structure, this
parameter will not be active. Infrastructure Client nodes will always go to the same
channel as their AP.
•Click “ Advanced Setting “ and then the following advanced setting about your
IEEE802.11b WLAN will be displayed.

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Configuration
•It displays the configuration items that you can change under the AdHoc mode:
Power Saving Mode, Ethernet Conversion and Data Transmission Rate. If the mode
is Infrastructure, The Tx Rate will be fixed in “ Fully Auto “ and users can’t change
it.
Wired Equivalent Privacy
•If you would like to enable WEP,the system will prompt a message to suggest
that you contact with your network administrator.
•You may desire an additional measure of security in your wireless network,
which can be achieved by using the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP). Follow
the steps below to set your WEP:
(1) Select the data privacy algorithm you want (64 or 128 bit WEP type)
(2) Type Pass phrase
(3) Click “Generate“ to generate automatically the corresponding WEP key.
If select 64 bit WEP type, 4 sets of WEP key will be generated; if select
128 bit WEP type, only a set WEP key will be generated.
(4) Choose one key (under 64 bit WEP type)
(5) Click “ Write “and then press “ OK “. WEP encrypts each frame
transmitted from the radio, using one of the keys entered from this panel.
(6) If you select “ Manual “, you can type the 64bit WEP key manually.
Especially note that all the blanks of WEP key have to be filled by manual
typing. Click on “ Clear “ you can clean away all the settings of
Encryption.

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Country
•Every country has different legal frequency range. Please choose proper country
setting. Under the infrastructure mode, the setting value will be determined by the
Access Point and can’t be set by users.
2.4.2 Wireless LAN Neighborhood
•The Access Point SSID and Access Point MAC will appear in the screen if you
choose the Infrastructure Mode. Your Station Name and MAC Address will appear
if you choose the Ad Hoc Mode. (Please refer to the 2.4.1 Setting to set your
network mode.)The status of the Link Quality and Signal Strength will be showed
under the Wireless LAN Neighborhood.
•Double click the Access Point SSID (under the Infrastructure Mode) or Network
Neighbors in the frame of Utility (under the Ad Hoc Mode) to access to the
Microsoft Network Neighborhood folder to find other on-line computers.
•Click “ Rescan “ if you don’t find any other station.
•Clicking “ More “ will spread the following information about your network:

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Link Information
•The link information, including the Current Channel, Transmission Rate,
Transmission State, is revealed here.
About
•From this dialog box, you can get the details such as the MAC address and the
version information of each S/W.